The Phoenix Suns reportedly found just two teams willing to take on Bradley Beal's $50 million cap hit when testing out potential trades for Jimmy

Suns general manager James Jones revealed that he never spoke with Bradley Beal about waiving his no-trade clause ahead of the deadline.

Suns forward Kevin Durant is out for the second straight game because of an ankle injury, while Bradley Beal also will sit Friday night against the Jazz.

Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are both out with injuries for the Phoenix Suns in their game against the Utah Jazz on Friday night, one day after a trade deadline where both players were the subject of multiple trade rumors.

The expectation is that Beal could change his mind under the right circumstances. Unfortunately for the Suns, though, their two most favorable trade partners are nowhere close to title contention. One of them is presently the worst squad in the league.

The status quo for Bradley Beal is the same after the Phoenix Suns were unable to land Jimmy Butler ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline. ESPN's

The trade deadline came and went and Bradley Beal, prominently involved in trade rumors, is still with the Phoenix Suns after declining to waive his no-trade clause to facilitate a trade that would have gotten the Suns Jimmy Butler.

The NBA trade deadline draws closer by the day, and as always, the transaction cycle remains headlined by the same small group of players. On Monday, the Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler indefinitely after he walked out of a shootaround upon receiving the news that he would be benched.

Of all the teams Phoenix canvassed, sources said only the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks would consider taking on Beal if he’d waive his no-trade clause to go there. Phoenix clung to

Bradley Beal and Jimmy Butler will forever be tied together after this. The Phoenix Suns were looking to acquire Butler from the Miami Heat, but they needed to move Beal to clear the way for that to work financially.